How do athletes earn points?

​Athletes earn points for winning 1st through 4th place at SMAA sanctioned tournaments. After each tournament, the points are added to the Provincial Ratings.

​The following points are awarded for placing in SMAA sanctioned tournaments:​1st Place - 51 points 2nd Place - 25 points​3rd Place - 10 points​4th Place - 5 points​Walk Over - 26 points ​*Walkover is defined as the athlete winning the division due to lack of competitors and the inability or choice to not move into the upper division.*

ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE RATINGS?We do our best to ensure ratings are entered correctly but there is the possibility of errors. If you have any concerns regarding your ratings, please have your Instructor contact the SMAA office as soon as possible and they will look into the issue. REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION LETTER​ If you would like to express a concern regarding an error in the ratings the following information is needed:

1) Athlete Name2) Athlete School & Instructor Name3) Athlete Age & Belt4) Tournament in question5) Details of the error – please include what are posted on the ratings and what the athlete actually placed.You must include the division that they placed in (age, belt, event eg. sparring, forms) and what placement they received eg. 1st, 2nd etc.